Rewild garden seeds kit

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    Light watering

    Keep the soil well watered to help the seeds germinate and grow. Check pots daily in very hot weather.

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    A sunny spot

    They’ll all grow in light shade, but you’ll get more growth if you put them somewhere that gets full sun.

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    Haircuts

    Chop off the thyme as and when you need it. It will just keep growing back. For flowering plants, pinch off any wilted blooms to encourage new blooms.

• Quick facts

  Botanical names

  Thymus vulgaris

  Borago officinalis

  Papaver rhoeas

  Nigella damascena

  Leucanthemum x superbum

  Nicknames

  Wildflower butterflies + bees

  Old English thyme

  Starflower borage

  Shirley double poppy

  ‘Miss Jekyll’ nigella

  Crazy daisy

  Average seed quantity

  Wildflower butterflies + bees - 2g

  Old English thyme - 400

  Starflower borage - 50

  Shirley double poppy - 2500

  ‘Miss Jekyll’ nigella - 200

  Crazy daisy - 30

  Pet / baby safe

  Wildflower butterflies + bees - No

  Old English thyme - Yes

  Starflower borage - No

  Shirley double poppy - No

  ‘Miss Jekyll’ nigella - Yes

  Crazy daisy - Yes

• About this kit

  Sowing seeds is a really fun and rewarding way to fill your outdoor space with flowers and herbs. All the seeds in this set are easy to grow and can give you bright flowers for a long time. Old English thyme is useful in all sorts of cooking, from soups to marinades, adding a warm fragrance. There’s no need to buy packs of thyme every time you need a sprig when it’s so easy to grow from seed.

  To grow your plants, sow the seeds about 5cm apart in potting trays and put them somewhere warm and bright. Keep the soil moist. When sprouts appear, transfer the plants to 8cm pots and wait for them to grow. It should take about 10-14 days for sprouts to appear, then you’ll have mature plants within 90 days.

  You can pick the mature flowers whenever you like, cutting them at the base of the stem. They’re lovely in floral arrangements. Cutting off mature flowers will encourage new ones to replace them. You can chop off thyme as and when you need it. Both the leaves and stalks are edible.

  The kit includes 6 seed packets, with peat-free soil discs and plant labels, so you’re ready to get growing.